Josh Smith

DeAndre Jordan thought the Dallas Mavericks offered everything he wanted, including a fresh start and a starring role. Then Jordan thought about it some more, and the craziest free-agent recruitment story in recent NBA history ended with him back on the Los Angeles Clippers. "When free agency started, this whole fiasco was not my intent," Jordan said Tuesday. Jordan celebrated his 27th birthday at Staples Center with the Clippers, proudly holding up the revamped version of his familiar No. 6 jersey alongside new teammates Paul Pierce and Josh Smith. Yet Jordan realizes he nearly derailed the Clippers' title hopes and definitely disrupted Dallas' retooling plans by...

COLLEGES:
Baseball:
Virginia Tech literally walked off with a 2-1 surprise over No. 1 Virginia to start an Atlantic Coast Conference series in Blacksburg.
In Friday's ninth inning, the Hokies (8-9, 2-2) loaded the bases with no outs.
Brendon Hayden,...

FCS: Norfolk State 14, Savannah State 7: Tyler Clark threw a touchdown pass and ran for the tiebreaking score Saturday as Norfolk State held off Savannah State in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game in Georgia.
Both teams have struggled offensively...

Colleges:
Baseball:
CAA:William and Mary regained its offensive mojo in time to keep its season alive, bolting to a 10-run lead in a 12-6 victory Friday night that eliminated Colonial Athletic Association tournament host UNC Wilmington and advanced...

Colleges:Baseball:
Two home runs by Grafton High graduate Kyri Washington and one by former Warwick standout Brandon Delk helped Longwood beat William and Mary 9-7 Wednesday at Plumeri Park.Washington had three RBI, Jamestown High graduate Scott Burkett...

Tanner Woods belted a pair of home runs in Menchville's nine-run first inning as the Monarchs beat visiting Warwick 13-2 Friday in Peninsula District baseball.Woods scored four runs and drove in three. Menchville's Phil Forbes said he never had seen a...

Troy Williams' transfer from Phoebus High, the hometown school where his Aunt Terri and Uncle Boo excelled, to Oak Hill Academy was more than a basketball decision.Of course, Oak Hill's renowned team is the foremost reason. Were Williams a scholarship...

DeAndre Jordan thought the Dallas Mavericks offered everything he wanted, including a fresh start and a starring role. Then Jordan thought about it some more, and the craziest free-agent recruitment story in recent NBA history ended with him back on the...

It appears the Detroit Pistons won't receive much cap relief with Josh Smith agreeing to join the cap-strapped Los Angeles Clippers. RealGM and other outlets are reporting that Smith, who was waived by the Pistons in December using the NBA's stretch...

The Clippers signed free-agent forward Josh Smith, who helped eliminate them in the playoffs when he was with the Houston Rockets. He averaged 12.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.4 blocks while playing 55 regular-season games with Houston,...

It had to be more than a bit awkward, Steve Ballmer milling about in a Las Vegas ballroom with Mark Cuban only days after the Clippers won a bizarre, back-and-forth battle for prized free agent DeAndre Jordan.
Cuban described the initial exchange between...

Clippers shooting guard J.J. Redick went public with his frustrations over his team's efforts in free agency Tuesday, giving them an "F" during an interview with Bleacher Report Radio.
Actually, Redick wasn't sure that grade sufficed to measure...

Down big at home, the Golden State Warriors went small.
It turned out to make a huge difference.
Stephen Curry hit two free throws in the final seconds to finish with 34 points, and the Warriors rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second quarter to...

Doubt could have seeped into the minds of every one of the Houston Rockets when they were faced with a monumental task.
To be honest, perhaps the Rockets should have doubted themselves when they were down 3-1 in the second-round playoff series to the...

The Clippers are trying to close out their second-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets, for the third and final time, this afternoon in Game 7 at the Toyota Center.
The Clippers are trying to reach the conference finals for the first time...

Pushed to the edge of their season and with doubt surrounding them, the Houston Rockets responded to the challenge they were presented.
The Rockets won their must-win Game 5 Tuesday night, routing the Clippers, 124-103, by producing their best...

Houston Rockets 124, Clippers 103 (end of regulation)
The Houston Rockets have not lost three games in a row all season, and they weren't about to change that trend with their season on the line.
They beat the Clippers, 124-103, in Game 5 on Tuesday...

The Clippers' 128-95 blowout over Houston in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals on Sunday night put the Clippers one game away from reaching the Western Finals for the first time. Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan also won their...

The situation isn't yet dire for the Houston Rockets, but it may well be if they don’t win Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night at the Toyota Center.
Houston is down 0-1 to the Clippers in the best-of-seven series.
When the...

What's more amazing than the Clippers winning a playoff game with Chris Paul on one leg?
How about winning one with Chris Paul on his butt?
Two days after he carried them, they carried him. Two days after he limped them past the San Antonio Spurs,...